| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 7 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 6 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 3 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 3 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Rear brake binding | 2 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Torque/reaction arm missing |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber casing damaged externally so the unit does not function |2.7.2a| | 1 |
| Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc BOTH |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber casing corroded externally so the unit does not function |2.7.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded sill |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Upper Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Brake fluid contaminated |1.8 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |